User interface for a tabbed pane
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorThomas Hudson
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Abstract
The present invention provides a user interface for a tabbed pane. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying a plurality of ordered tabs in a tab folder; selecting one of the tabs; scrolling through the plurality of tabs; and docking the selected tab within the tab folder if the scrolling will cause the selected tab to disappear from the tab folder.
Claims20
A method for providing a tabbed pane user interface, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of ordered tabs in a tab folder;
- selecting one of the tabs;
- scrolling through the plurality of tabs;
- and
- docking the selected tab within the tab folder if the scrolling will cause the selected tab to disappear from the tab folder.
A system for providing a tabbed pane user interface, comprising:
- a system for displaying a plurality of ordered tabs in a tab folder;
- a system for selecting one of the tabs;
- a system for scrolling through the plurality of tabs;
- and
- a system for docking the selected tab within the tab folder if the scrolling will cause the selected tab to disappear from the tab folder.
A program product stored on a tangible medium for providing a tabbed pane user interface, the tangible medium comprising program code for performing the steps of:
- displaying a plurality of ordered tabs in a tab folder;
- selecting one of the tabs;
- scrolling through the plurality of tabs;
- and
- docking the selected tab within the tab folder if the scrolling will cause the selected tab to disappear from the tab folder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.